Scissors holder for aprons



Nov. 21, 1944. A. e. JOHNSON SCISSORS HOLDER FOR APRONS FiledNov. 22, 1941 scissor-supporting section UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SCISSORS HOLDER. FOR APRONS Alfred G. Johnson, Seattle, Wash. Application November 22, 1941, SerialNo. 420,141

1 Claim.

This invention relates to workmens aprons such, for example, as aprons adapted to be worn by paper-hangers.

An important object of my invention is to provide a workmans apron having in combination therewith a scissors holder located in out-of-theway position and so constructed and arranged that the workman by a simple movement of his arm and without removing his eyes from the work he is performing can quickly and conveniently move the scissors into and out of the holder.

Another object of my invention is to provide a scissors holder of simple and inexpensive construction capable of being attached to a workmans apron, the holder having a spring clip for yieldinglyretaining a pair of scissors in position to be readily grasped by the workman, and means for guiding the scissors into engagement with the clip. a i

Other objects and advantages will be apparent ferred embodiment of my invention, reference .being had to the annexed drawing in which:

. Figure 1 shows an apron having a scissors holder attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the scissors holder; and i Figure 3 is a side view of the scissorsholder, taken on the line .3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, in Fig. l is illustrated a workmans apron I adapted to be worn by a paper-hanger and having a belt 2 and neckband3 adapted to encircle the waist and neck, respectively. The apron is preferably made of canvas or other durable flexible material, and to one side of the apron below the waist is attached a scissors holder 4 adapted to retain a pair of scissors 5, shown in dotted lines, invertical position, pointed-end down. i

As best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 the scissors y from the following detailed description of a prebetween which serves to guide the scissors into engagement with the clip. The forward end 6a of plate 6 also protects the apron against wear and damage which would result due to the repeated rubbing of the scissors against the fabric of the apron. In order to reinforce the apron in the locality in which the plate'B is attached, a patch I2 of a heavy fabric is stitched to the apron, as best illustrated in Fig. 3.

As will be apparent from the foregoing description, when the apron I is worn, the scissors holder 4 will support a pair of scissors 5 in a position adapted to be conveniently grasped by the workman by moving his arm down to his side and engaging his fingers therewith. Then by moving the scissors laterally, the clip 1 is sprungoutwardly to release the scissors. After use, the scissors are returned to the holder by moving them laterally into the gap between the tongue H and the plate 6 by which they are then guided beneath the clip, which yields to allow the scissors to snap into the scissor-sup porting recess provided by the offset section ill.

The apron and scissors holder just described is especially useful for paper-hangers who, by the nature of their work, are required to make frequent and intermittent use of the shears in trimming wall paper to length. Ordinarily the holder 4 comprises a plate 6 of stiff metal bent into arcuate shape and conforming substantially to the drape of the apron along the sideof the workmans body. Secured to this plate is a clip 1 of spring metal, this clip being bent into the form shown in Fig. 3 and comprising a terminal section 8 rigidly secured to the plate by means of rivets 9, an intermediate, outwardly offset I0, and a terminal tongue I I bowed in a 'direction opposite to the curvature of the platefi. The open end of the holder is directed toward the front of the apron and by reason of the divergent curvature of the tongue and plate a wide gap is formed therehand side of the apron; however, in the case of a left-hand workman, the holder will desirably be positioned on the left-hand side of the apron.

Manifestly various changes in structure and design may be made in the apron and scissors holder described above without departing from the spirit of my invention as definedin the following claim.

I claim:

A scissors holder adapted to be secure to workmens aprons comprising a flat metal plate bent into arcuate shape throughout its length, an elongated single-piece, spring metal clip rigidly affixed at one end to said plate and at its other free end bearing against the plate by spring pressure, said clipbeing of substantially less width than the plate and formed.with an intermediate, offset portionnof generally U-shape arranged to embrace a pair of scissors and the free end of said clip being curved in a direction opposite from the curvature of the plate so as i to define therewith a relatively wide mouth for receiving and guiding the scissors laterally be neath the clip into the offset portion.

ALFRED o. JOHNSON. 

